| 1 | Sat Aug 31 | at Montana | L24-29 | 0-1 | .000 | Washington-Grizzly Stadium |
| 2 | Sat Sep 7 | atBall State | L34-42 | 0-2 | .000 | Scheumann Stadium · Muncie, IN |
| 3 | Sat Sep 14 | vsLindenwood | W28-14 | 1-2 | .333 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 4 | Sat Sep 21 | atUT Martin | W31-24 | 2-2 | .500 | Hardy M. Graham Stadium |
| 5 | Sat Sep 28 | vsYoungstown St | W38-31 | 3-2 | .600 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 6 | Sat Oct 12 | atIllinois St | W41-7 | 4-2 | .667 | Hancock Stadium |
| 7 | Sat Oct 19 | vsIndiana St | W46-21 | 5-2 | .714 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 8 | Sat Oct 26 | atNorthern Iowa | W49-42 | 6-2 | .750 | UNI-Dome |
| 9 | Sat Nov 2 | vsS Illinois | W38-17 | 7-2 | .778 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
| 10 | Sat Nov 9 | atMurray St | W59-31 | 8-2 | .800 | Roy Stewart Stadium |
| 11 | Sat Nov 16 | atN Dakota St | L21-59 | 8-3 | .727 | Fargodome |
| 12 | Sat Nov 23 | vsS Dakota St | L9-45 | 8-4 | .667 | Robert W. Plaster Stadium · Springfield, MO |
